Apparatus for charging or filling metal capsules



c. F. LOZON 2,5,52

APPARATUS FOR CHARGING OR FILLING METAL CAPSULES Aug. 25, 1936.

5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. '7, 1934 INVENTOR. CHM. F [mam/v ATTORNEY.

Aug. 25 1936., Q P LQZON I ,@52,052 I APPARATUS FOR CHARGING QR FILLING METAL CAPSULES,

Filed Dec. 7, 1954 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. EHRL Fm LUZUN ATTORNEY.

Aug. 25, 1936.- c. F. LOZON 2,052,052

APPARATUS FOR CHARGING OR FILLING METAL CAPSULES Filed Dec. 7, 1934 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Aug. 25, 1936; c, F, LQZON 2,052,052

I APPARATUS FOR CHARGING R FILLING METAL CAPSULES Filed Dec. 7, 1934 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR. CHRL FT LUZUN 156 z W. M

9 V Z ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 25, 1936 ram orricr.

APPARATUS FOR CHARGING R FILLING METAL CAPSULES Carl F. Lozon, New York, N. Y.

Application December '7, 1934, Serial No. 756,551

17 Claims.

My invention relates to apparatus for charging or filling and sealing containers with a fluid under pressure, such for example as metallic capsules for use in carbonating water or beverages.

The principal general objects of the invention include the provision of apparatus for producing at a relatively rapid rate a succession of charged containers or capsules and wherein parts to be assembled are automatically fed to the assembling mechanism which operates to compress the fluid or gas during the assembling operation.

In the embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, I have shown capsules of the type above mentioned composed of flanged body portions and caps united at the flanges by mechanism for successively bringing together the bodies and caps at a definite station where they are united by crimping the flange of one around the other while compressing the fluid or gas as above mentioned. I have also shown separate feeding means for the bodies and caps, and an ejector for the assembled capsules, all of which are synchronized and operate in step with. the assembling means.

All of the objects and advantages of the invention will become more apparent and will be pointed out during the course of the following detailed description of the accompanying drawings, in which Fig- 1 is a perspective view of a press or machine with mechanism embodying my invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation partly in section of mechanism embodying my invention;

Fig. 3 is a view taken on the line 3-3 of Figs. 2 and 7;

Fig. 4 is a view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 7;

Fig.5 is an enlarged View taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged view taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 7 is a View taken on the line 1-1 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 8 is a View taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. '7

Fig. 9 isa view taken on the line 9-9 of Fig. '7 and showing the assembling mechanism with a body and cap just prior to assembly;

Fig. 10 is a View similar to Fig. 9 showing the same parts during the assembling operation and at the stage when the fluid is being admitted for compression; and

Fig. 11 is a view similar to Figs. 9 and 10 showing the parts in the final assembling stage.

In Fig. l, the numeral 2 designates a standard or support of the press which is mounted on the base 3, and which is provided with brackets 4 just above the base, and at its top with a journal for a shaft 5, driven by the wheel 6, which in turn may be driven by any suitable source of power. The forward ends of the brackets 4 are supported by rods 1, the lower ends of which receive nuts 8 5 beneath the brackets, and the upper ends of the rods are secured to extensions 9 on the top of the support 2.

The brackets 4 support a bed plate [0 on which parts of the apparatus embodying my invention 10 are mounted. A shaft II is secured to the bed plate, as shown in Fig. 7, by a nut I2 threaded on the reduced screw threaded end l3 of the shaft. Shaft I! also has a flange M adjacent its lower end which rests on top of the bed It. The upper 15 end of the shaft H is mounted through a sleeve l5, and as shown in Figs. 4 and 7, the sleeve I5 is provided with a pair of pins it which extend into grooves ll on the shaft ll. At their lower ends the grooves are substantially straight and at their upper ends are curved around the shaft for a purpose hereinafter explained. The sleeve i5 is mounted through a bushing l8, which is also mounted through a turret l9 and a head or top plate 20 which is attached to the usual cross head or ram of the press. The upper end of the sleeve i5 is screw threaded and receives lock nuts 2|.

The cross head or ram of the press and the head 20 are reciprocated by the usual connecting rod H, the upper end of which is mounted 0 on an eccentric on the shaft 5, so that as the connecting rod 2! is reciprocated the head 20 and turret 19 are raised and lowered.

At one side of the bed Hi there is a bracket which supports at its upper end, a tube 26 down which the capsule bodies B are fed from any suitable source of supply and by any suitable means. The lower end of the tube 26 is partially cut away providing an arcuate lip 21.

A lever 28 is pivotally mounted at 29 on. a part 30 carried by the tube 26. One end of the lever has a-projection 3i extending across the end of the lip 21. At its other end the lever 28 has a beak 32 and another beak 33 intermediate its ends. The beaks Hand 33 are spaced apart a distance substantially equal to the length of the capsule body B, and the underside of the tube 26 is provided with a slot through which the beaks may project into the tube, as presently described. It will be noted that pivot 29 is- 5 located intermediate the beaks 32 and 33, and a coil spring 34 is attached to the upper end of the lever 28, and also to a screw 35 to normally hold the lever in the position shown in Fig. 7 with the beak 33 engaging the lowermost capsule body and supporting the column of bodies in the tube. Obviously, if the end 3| of the lever 28 is depressed below the lip, the lever is rocked on its pivot and the beak 32 is: inserted in through the slot to engage the next to the lowermost body and hold the column while the lowermost is discharged, due to the movement of the beak 33 opposite to the movement of the beak 32. The mechanism and means for effecting this discharge of the bodies will be hereinafter described.

At the other side of the bed ll] adjacent the head 29, there is a chute designated generally by the numeral 36, which is shown more in detail in Fig. 8. The chute comprises side pieces 31 to the bottoms of which are secured angle strips 38 which receive the marginal portions of the caps C. As shown, the domes of the caps extend into the space between the angle strips 38. A guard plate 39 is mounted down the center of the chute above the space between the angle strips and may be supported by the cross pieces 49 which connect the sides 31. A bracket 4| may support the chute and be attached to any fixed support as shown in Fig. 7. At the lower end of the chute there is a lever 42 pivotally mounted at 43 on a part supported by the chute. The lever 42 has beaks 44, 45 similar to the beaks 32, 33 on the lever 28. The beak 45 is positioned at the end of the chute, and the beak 44 at a point above the end, the beaks being spaced apart a distance substantially equal to the diameter of the caps, so that the caps may be received between the beaks for the feeding operation, as hereinafter explained.

A transfer slide for the caps is positioned beneath the end of the chute and comprises a plate 46 (see Figs. 2, 3 and 7) having a cap receiving portion 41 into which the caps fall when released from the chute. Plate 46 is slidably mounted between guides 48 and the plate is provided with an opening 49 having on opposite sides thereof stops 59. A lever 5| is pivotally mounted at 52 on the bracket 53 having a portion extending into the opening 54 in the bed l0, and through which opening the lower end of the lever 5| projects. The upper end of the lever 5| is provided with a roller 55 disposed in the opening 49 between the stops 50. The upper face of plate 46 is provided with a cam surface 46' in which is disposed the end 43' of the lever 43. The mechanism for effecting and the manner of feeding the caps from the chute successively will be hereinafter described.

The turret I9 is provided with a plurality of openings 60, there being four shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and which receive sockets or dies 6| containing a compressible packing 62 in its upper end with a coil spring 63 located in a reduced bore in the upper end and bearing against the compressible packing 62. The diameter of the openings in the sockets or dies is such as tofrictionally receive the capsule bodies. The sockets are located at equidistant circumferentially spaced points on the turret and the means presently described for inserting the capsule bodies, assembling the caps and bodies, and for discharging the assembled capsules, are located at points corresponding to the location of three of the sockets when the turret is at rest.

As previously mentioned, the head 20 is raised and lowered a predetermined distance at predetermined times by the connecting rod 2|. The rotation of the turret is accomplished by the raising and lowering movement of the head through the pin and slot connections l6, l1, shown in Figs. 4 and 7. The lower end of the sleeve |5 is formed as a ratchet, there being four teeth shown in Fig. 4 and designated by the numeral 65. A collar 66 surrounds the shaft II and carries a pawl 61 which is pivoted to the collar 66 at 68. The other end of the pawl is normally urged toward the ratchet teeth 65 by a coil spring 69 seated in a recess 10 in the turret. When the head I0 is raised it carries with it the turret and the associated parts, and as the pins l6 engage in the curved parts of the grooves H, the sleeve I5 begins to turn so that the ratchet tooth which is in engagement with the end of the pawl 61 rotates the collar 66 and turret a quarter of a turn. As the head moves down and the pins move again through the curved portions of the grooves in reverse direction, the sleeve I5 is also turned in reverse direction and the ratchet teeth ride past the end of the pawl 67 without turning the turret. It is during the rotating movement of the turret that the parts to be assembled are relatively arranged, and during the downward movement brought into engagement compressing the fluid between them.

In Figs. 3 and 5, I have shown a brake which frictionally engages the turret, the brake comprising a plug 12 having a shank extending into an opening 13 in a depending part 14 of the head 20. The outer end of the opening 13 is screw threaded to receive a nut 15 between which and the plug 12 is compressed a coil spring 16 normally urging the plug into frictional engagement with the turret I9. I also provide means for oppositely locking the turret against rotative movement during the assembling and other operations, and the brake above described is for the purpose of cooperating with the locking mechanism shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 6. A fixed support 11 is secured to the frame of the machine above the head and is provided with a bore 18 into which projects a pin 79. A shaft is rotatably mounted through the head 29 and is provided with a groove 8| into which the pin 19 projects. The groove is curved to provide for oscillating the shaft 89 as the head and turret are raised and lowered. A lever 82 is keyed to the lower end of the shaft 89 by a pin 83. The lever extends out beyond the edge of the turret and is provided with a pin 84 having a depending portion 85 with a flattened surface. This fiattened surface of the, depending part 85 is disposed in an opening in, one end of a pawl 86 confronting a cam formation 87 in said opening. The pawl is pivotally mounted on the depending end of the stud 88 which is threaded into the head 20. The other end of the pawl has a beak 89 adapted to engage the notches 90 in the turret, the end of the pawl having the beak 89 being urged by coil spring 9| toward the turret. The spring is mounted around a screw 92 extending through the side wall of the bed or head 20 and into the end of the pawl 86, the head being recessed at 93 to accommodate the spring. The notches 99 correspond to the number of sockets which receive the capsule bodies and are so positioned that they are engaged successively by the beak 89 of the pawl 86 to hold the turret against rotative movement when the parts of the capsule are being fed, and assembled. The mechanism for effecting the feeding of the parts of the capsules, assembling the same, and discharging the assembled capsules will now be described.

Referring especially to Figs. 1 and 3, the shaft 7 5 is shown provided with a beveled gear 95 meshing with a similar gear 95 on a shaft 01 which extends from adjacent the upper end of the frame 2 where it is journaled in a bearing 99 toward the lower end of the frame where it is journaled through a bearing provided bya bracket I00. The lower end of the shaft 91 is keyed to a beveled gear IIH in mesh with a similar gear I02 on the shaft I03 extending beneath the bed I0. As shown in Fig. 3, the shaft I03 is journaled through boss I04 on the bed I and a bracket I beneath the bed. The shaft also has keyed thereto a beveled gear I06 meshing with a beveled gear I01 on the shaft I08 also extending beneath the bed I0 at right angles to the shaft I03 and journaled through bracket I03. The opposite end of the shaft I08 is keyed to beveled gear H0 meshing with a similar gear III on the shaft H2 substantially parallel to the shaft I03 but at the opposite end of the bed plate and journaled through brackets H3.

Referring now to Fig. 7, the lever H4 is shown pivotally mounted on a fixed pivot H5 carried by a bracket H6 above thebed I0. The upper end of the lever H4 isformed as a post H! of a diameter slightly less than the inner dimension of the capsule bodies. The lower end of the lever is provided with a cross pin H8 which is disposed in the forked end I I0 of another lever I pivotally mounted at I2I on a pin supported by a bracket I22 beneath the bed I0. The lever I20 extends through an opening I23 in the bed and its lower end supports a roller I24 adjacent the cam I25 on the shaft I03. The cam is so constructed or formed that it oscillates the levers I20 and I I4 in synchronism with the movements of the turret. In other words, when the turret is raised the lever H4 is swung to the dotted line position of Fig. 7 where the post H'I contacts the end SI of the dog 28 releasing the lowermost capsule body which slides onto the post H1. The levers I 20 and H4 are then swung to the full line position of Fig. 7 and assume such position just as the pins it in the shaft II enter the straight portion of the groove I'I, so that as the turret lowers, the capsule body is inserted in the socket 6| which has been positioned directly above the post I".

Still referring to Fig. 7, it will be noted that the shaft H2 carries a cam I25 and the cam is in alinement with the roller I21 on the lower end of the lever 54. The construction of the cam I26 and its movements are such as to oscillate the lever 51 and reciprocate plate 46, whereby the cam surface 40 oscillates lever 42 by moving end 43 to feed the caps to the assembling mechanism now to be described. The caps successively slide into recess 41, and as plate 46 moves over part I 38 deposits the caps on top of member I28.

On top of the bed III on the side of the shaft II opposite the capsule body feeding mechanism and adjacent the cap feeding mechanism, there is mounted a post I28. The upper end of the post The head I 3i has a boss I32 through which is 'mounted a rod' I 33, the upper end of the rod being screw threaded into the bed III. A strong coil spring I34 has one end surrounding the boss I32 to bear on the cross head. I3I., and a flange nut I35 is screwed onto the'lower end of the rod I33 to partially compress the spring I34 and to hold the spring in place around the rod. A look nut I36 may also be provided to maintain the nut I35 in place. The upper ends of the rods I30 are connected'into the flange I31 of the tubular member I38, which, in conjunction with the end of the post I28Sforms part of the compression chamber for the gas. Therefore, to tightly seal this chamber a packing I39 is inserted between the post and the member I38 and is compressed by gland nut I40 which screws into the member I38. The top of the member I38 is provided with a channel which receives a gasket I4I. When the turret is lowered, the end of the socket contain-.

ing the capsule body abuts the gasket I4I.

Asshown in Figs. 9-11, a. valvecasing I42 is screw threaded into an opening in the wall of the member I38. The inner end of the casing I42 is provided with a port I43 normally closed by the valve head I44 on the stem I45 mounted through the casing and surrounded by packing I46 compressed by a gland nut I47 which is screw threaded into the outer end of the casing. Lock nuts I48 are threaded onto the outer end of the stem I45, and a coil spring l49 is compressed between the lock nuts I48 and the gland nut I41 normally pushing the stem outwardly to hold the head #44 against the port I43. The port I43 communicates with a passage I50 through the casing I42, and a tube or hose I5I leading from a source of gas supplyis attached to the casing in communication with the passage I50. A bracket I52 is provided with a collar I53 which surrounds the part I30, and is attached thereto by screw I54 and key I54. A lever I55 is connected at I56 to the bracket I52 and the upper end of the lever I55 is provided with an adjustable abutment I51 in 1alinement with the end of the stem I 45. The lever I55 extends through an opening I58 in the bed and its lower end is relatively long and straight and provided with a block I59 for engagement by a cam I60, which, as shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 10-12, is keyed on the shaft I08.

The remaining part of the apparatus in accomplishing the fulfillment of the purposes of the invention is to effect discharge of the assembled capsules from the turret. Such apparatus is shown best in Figs. 2 and 3, wherein the head 20 is shown provided with a depending bracket IBI at its rear in which is journaled a pin I62, carrying a lever I63. A coil spring IE4 is anchored at one end at I to the bracket and has its other end extendin into the pin as at I66, so that the lever is normally held up against the turret. One end of the lever I63 is provided with a bumper I61 for engagement with a pad I68 on top of a bracket I59 supported on the bed I0. The other end of the lever I63 is provided with a slot I10 disposed in the path of the capsules as the turret rotates. Obviously, when the turret is elevated the end of the lever having the slot I10 is in engagement with the turret, and as the turret rotates the bead on the capsule is moved into the slot, so that when the turret descends the lever is tripped when the bumper I51 hits the pad I 58, ejecting the capsule as shown in Fig. 2 into chute I'll.

The operation of the apparatus is as follows: To start, a capsule body is inserted in the socket which is disposed at the front of the machine, and then when the shaft 5 is rotated, the head 23 is raised and lowered effecting rotation of the turret step by step in the manner previously described. As the head descends on its first stroke the socket which was at the front of the machine is moved into alinement with the member I38. A cap was fed down onto post I28 when the parts were in the position of Fig. 9, by operation of lever and plate 46. Therefore, as the turret descends the capsule body is brought down above the chamber provided by the part I38, as shown in Fig. 10, and at which time the valve I44 is opened to permit gas to flow into the chamber and capsule body. When a predetermined amount of gas has flowed into the chamber, which of course is determined by the length of time the valve head is opened by the cam I 60, the valve is close-d, and further descending movement of the turret brings the cap and body together to the position shown in Fig. 11 where the upstanding portion of the flange on the cap is bent around the flange of the body, due to the groove I29 at the lower end of the socket holding the body. Thus assembly of the parts under the pressure applied by the descending movement of the turret against the part I38 and the spring I34 is accomplished. Of course the part I38 moves down along the post E28 and the rods I30 and cross head I3I move with the part I38. As the turret rises, the assembled capsule with the gas compressed therein is carried to the ejector due to the quarter turn imparted to the turret by the groove I1 and pins I6. At the same time another cap has been fed and another capsule body moved into alinement therewith, so that when the turret descends again, another capsule body and cap will be assembled and the one which has been assembled will be ejected. The capsule bodies are fed onto part II! during elevation of the turret, and at the same time caps are fed onto post I28. The steps above described are carried out successively and at a fairly rapid rate.

I claim:

1. In apparatus for charging capsules of the character described, including a body and cap, with gas while uniting the cap and body, a carrier for the body, a support for the cap, means to impart relative approaching movement between said carrier and support to effect union of said body and cap, means on said carrier and support forming a chamber housing the cap and body in spaced relation during said approaching movement, and means to supply a charging fluid into said chamber during said approaching movement to be compressed between said body and cap and sealed in the capsule under pressure.

2. Apparatus for assembling and sealing capsules of the character described comprising, a turret provided at predetermined intervals with sockets to receive the bodies of the capsules, a support, means to reciprocate said turret relative to said support, means to rotate said turret, means on said support to successively insert said bodies in said sockets, means operable by movement of said turret toward said support to unite said bodies to the caps of the capsules, and means to successively feed said caps to said uniting means.

3. Apparatus for assembling and sealing capsules of the character described comprising, a turret provided at predetermined intervals with sockets to receive the bodies of the capsules, a support, means to reciprocate said turret relaative to said support, means to rotate said turret, means on said support to successively insert said bodies in said sockets, means operable by movement of said turret toward said support to unite said bodies to the caps of the capsules, means to successively feed said caps to said uniting means, and means to lock the turret against rotation during assembling of the caps and bodies.

4. Apparatus for assembling and sealing capsules of the character described comprising, a turret provided at predetermined intervals with sockets to receive the bodies of the capsules, a support, means to reciprocate said turret relative to'said support, means operable by reciprocating movement of said turret to rotate said turret, means on said support to successively insert said bodies in said sockets, means operable by movement of said turret toward said support to unite said bodies to the caps of the capsules, and means to successively feed said caps to said uniting means.

5. Apparatus for assembling and sealing capsules of the character described comprising, a turret provided at predetermined intervals with sockets to receive the bodies of the capsules, a support, means to reciprocate said turret relative to said support, means to rotate said turret, means on said support to successively insert said bodies in said sockets, means operable by movement of said turret toward said support to unite said bodies to the caps of the capsules, means to successively feed said caps to said uniting means, and means for removing said assembled capsules from said socket.

6. Apparatus for assembling and sealing capsules of the character described comprising, a turret provided at predetermined intervals with sockets to receive the bodies of the capsules, a support, means to reciprocate said turret relative to said support, means to rotate said turret, means on said support to successively insert said bodies in said sockets, means operable by movement of said turret toward said support to unite said bodies to the caps of the capsules, means to successively feed said caps to said uniting means, and means operable during rotative movement of said turret to remove the assembled capsules from said sockets.

7. Apparatus for assembling, charging, and sealing capsules of the character described, comprising a turret provided at predetermined in tervals with sockets to receive the bodies of the capsules, a support, means to reciprocate said turret toward and away from said support, means to rotate said turret distances substantially equal to the spaces between said sockets, means on said support to successively insert said bodies in said sockets, means operable by movement of said turret toward said support to unite said bodies to the caps of the capsules, said means forming in conjunction with said sockets, a chamber in which gas is compressed and forced into the capsules during the assembling of the bodies and caps, and means to successively feed said caps to said uniting means.

8. Apparatus for assembling, charging, and sealing capsules of the character described, comprising a turret provided at predetermined intervals with sockets to receive the bodies of the capsules, a support, means to reciprocate said turret toward and away from said support, means operable by reciprocating movement of said turret to rotate said turret distances substantially equal to the spaces between said sockets, means on said support to successively insert said bodies in said sockets, means operable by movement of said turret toward said support to unite said bodies to the caps of the capsules, said means forming in conjunction with said sockets, a chamber in which the gas is compressed and forced into the capsules during the assembling of the bodies and caps, and means to successively feed said caps to said uniting means.

9. Apparatus for assembling, charging, and sealing capsules of the character described, comprising a turret provided at predetermined intervals with sockets to'receive the bodies of the capsules, a support, means to reciprocate said turret toward and away from said support, means operable by reciprocating movement of said turret to rotate said turret distances substantially equal to the spaces between said sockets, means on said support to successively insert said bodies in said sockets, means operable by movement of said turret toward said support to unite said bodies to the caps of the capsules, said means forming in conjunction with said sockets, a cham ber in which the gas is compressed and forced into the capsules during the assembling of the bodies and caps, means to successively feed said caps to said uniting means, and means to lock the turret against rotation during assembly of the bodies and caps.

10. Apparatus for assembling, charging, and sealing capsules of the character described, comprising a turret provided at predetermined intervals with sockets to receive the bodies of the capsules, a support, means to reciprocate said turret toward and away from said support, means to rotate said turret distances substantially equal to the spaces between said sockets, means on said support to successively insert said bodies in said sockets, means operable by movement of said turret toward said support to unite said bodies to the caps of the capsules, said means forming in conjunction with said sockets, a chamber in which the gas is compressed and forced into the capsules during the assembling of the bodies and caps, means to successively feed said caps to said uniting means, and means for removing said assembled capsules from said sockets.

11. In apparatus for assembling capsules of the character described each including a body and a cap, a turret provided with a plurality of spaced sockets to receive the bodies of the capsules, a support in spaced relation to the turret, means to rotate the turret step by step distances substantially equal to the spaces between the sockets, a supply magazine for the bodies, a post mounted on the support, means to reciprocate the turret toward and away from the support and post, and means to oscillate the post to receive in one position a body from the magazine when the turret is moved away from the support and to insert said body into one of the sockets as the turret approaches said support.

12. In apparatus for assembling capsules of the character described each including a body and a cap, a turret provided with a plurality of spaced sockets to receive the bodies of the capsules, a support in spaced relation to the turret, means to rotate the turret step by step distances substantially equal to the spaces between the sockets, a supply magazine for the bodies, a post mounted on the support, means to reciprocate the turret toward and away from the support and post, means to oscillate the post to receive in one position a body from the magazine when the turret is moved away from the support and to insert said body into one of the sockets as the turret approaches said support, means remote from said post and body supply magazine to receive a cap to be united to said body, and means operable by movement of said turret toward said support to unite said body and cap.

13. The structure of claim 12, wherein the socket and the cap receiving means are each provided with die faces and the caps and bodies are provided with flanges disposed over said die faces to be crimped together by the relative approaching movement of said die faces as the turret moves toward said support.

14. In apparatus for assembling capsules of the character described each including a body and cap, a turret having a plurality of spaced sockets, a support, means to reciprocate said turret toward and away from the support, means operable by said reciprocating movements of the turret to impart rotative movement thereto, means operable during descending movement of the turret to insert a capsule body into one of the sockets, means on the support to receive a cap, and means operable during ascending movement of the turret to feed a cap to said cap receiving means, said cap receiving means and sockets having cooperating elements to unite the bodies and caps upon descending movement of the turret.

15. In apparatus for assembling capsules of the character described each including a body .and cap, a turret having a plurality of spaced sockets, a support, means to reciprocate said turret toward and away from the support, means operable by said reciprocating movements of the turret to impart rotative movement thereto, means operable during descending movement of the turret to insert a capsule body into one of the sockets, means on the support to receive a cap, and means operable during ascending movement of the turret to feed a cap to said cap receiving means, said cap receiving means and sockets having cooperating elements to unite the bodies and caps upon descending movement of the turret, and means to lock the turret against rotation during assembly of the bodies and caps.

16. In apparatus for assembling capsules of the character described each including a body and cap, a turret having a plurality of spaced sockets, a support, means to reciprocate said turret toward and away from the support, means operable by said reciprocating movements of the turret to impart rotative movement thereto, means operable during descending movement of the turret to insert a capsule body into one of the sockets, means on the support to receive a cap, means operable during ascending movement of the turret to feed a cap to said cap receiving means, said cap receiving means and sockets having cooperating ele-- ments to unite the bodies and caps upon descending movement of the turret, and means operable during rotative movement of the turret to remove the assembled body and cap from its socket.

17. In apparatus for charging capsules of the character described, including two parts, namely,

a body and a cap, a carrier for one of the parts,

a support for the other part, means to impart relative transverse movement between said support and carrier intermittently, means to impart relative approaching movement between said carrier and support to effect union of said body and cap, and means to supply a charging fluid between said body and cap during relative approaching movement thereof.

CARL F. LOZON. 

